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2021 VCE ResultsOn behalf of Darul Ulum College, congratula-

tions to the amazing VCE cohort of 2021 for

their outstanding achievements!

The school's median ranking was 31, ren-

dering it to be the highest VCE median

score compared to other like Victorian Is-

lamic schools based on the percentage of

40+ results. This implies half of the students

achieved a Study Score of 31 or above out 50.

The DUX for 2021, Huda Abbasi, achieved an

ATAR of 94.15, followed by Omar Haddad,

who achieved an ATAR of 93.70.

Other statistics of note include:

• 14% of students achieved an ATAR of 90

or above

• 34% of students achieved an ATAR of 80

or above

• 66% of students achieved an ATAR of 70

or above

• 84% of students achieved an ATAR of 60

or above

• 17 Study Scores were 40+

We would like to congratulate the dedicated

teachers, diligent students, and their leading

parents for navigating their ways through the

hurdles of the pandemic and achieving such

success in what was deemed to be a very

challenging year.

Immunisation catch upImmunisation is one of the best and

most useful practices to prevent disease.

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Friday, December 31 2021

26 Jamadi'ul Oula 1443 AH

In this Issue2021 VCE Results 1

Immunisation catch up 1

Upcoming Dates 2

Grade 5’s Quilling Art 2

Latest School Updates On Covid-19 3

Child Safe Standards 4

Science Fair 5

Humanities: Job Interview 7

Grade 1C Art Tiny Town Project 8

Tarbiyah Portfolios 9

Grade 5 Humanities 10

Year 6 Graduation 11

[Important] Honour and respect for the

words of Allah (glorified be He) and His

Messenger (peace be upon him) is oblig-

atory on us. Hence, due consideration

needs to be given in the manner in which

we dispose of such material.

Anas bin Malik (may Allah be

pleased with him) reported

that the Prophet (peace and

blessings of Allah be upon

him) said: None of you [truly]

believes until he loves for his

brother that which he loves

for himself. [Al-Bukhari]

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Sunnah Corner

It also supports to stop the spread of virus and safeguard other children.

This year some students in Grade 7 and Grade 10 were not able to get

their school-based vaccines (HPV - Human Papillomavirus and Diph-

theria-tetanus-whooping cough - pertussis) due to recurrent lockdowns

and remote learning arrangements. All those parents / guardians whose

child has missed a vaccine from the school-based vaccine program

are strongly urged to consult their GPs or Council Immunisation Ser-

vices to arrange their pending vaccinations at the earliest possibility.

Vaccine Eligibility in the

school-based

program

Eligibility in

community

settingHPV (human papillomavirus). Two

injections spaced a minimum of 6

months apart.

Year 712 – 19 years of

age

Diphtheria-tetanus-whooping

cough (pertussis). Single injection.Year 7

12 – 19 years of

ageMeningococcal A, C, W, Y. Single

injection. Year 10

15 – 19 years of

age

[Mohammad Sami - School Nurse]

Grade 5’s Quilling ArtAs part of the Year 5’s Art curriculum, students learned to create quilling

artwork. Quilling is a form of art using strips of paper that are shaped, rolled

and glued together to create a decorative design. It was a time-consuming

activity and required patience, but the results were worth the effort. Most

students took the challenge and created amazing art pieces.

[Ms. Pancawati Syamsu - Grade 5 teacher]

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January and February 2022

31st of January:

First day of Term 1 for teachers

1st of February:

First day of Term 1 for students

Upcoming Dates

Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be

pleased with him) reported that

a man said to the Prophet (peace

be upon him), “Counsel me,” so he

(peace be upon him) said, “Do not

become angry.” The man repeated

[his request for counsel] several

times, and [each time] he (peace

be upon him) said, “Do not become

angry.” [Al-Bukhari]

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Latest School Updates On Covid-19

Please be advised that a section on the school’s Learn-

ing Management System (Schoolbox) has been dedi-

cated to communicate all school updates in relation to

the coronavirus. The following is a link to this section:

Latest School Updates on Covid-19

Parents / guardians are kindly requested to visit this

section on Schoolbox for the most current correspond-

ence from the school in this regard.

Thank you.

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Child Safe Standards

Children have the right to be safe and protected, including at school. Schools have the responsibility to keep

children safe and have a legal requirement for the care, safety and welfare of students. Children’s safety and

well-being is an important and integral part of the school’s vision and mission alongside the development of

academic excellence and spiritual growth. In order to create and maintain a child safe organisation, all Victorian

schools must comply with Ministerial Order No. 870 - Child Safe Standards, which came into effect 1 August

2016.Schools need to meet the child’s safe standards to achieve a zero tolerance approach to child abuse. The

Child Safe Standards are compulsory minimum standards for all Victorian early childhood services and schools,

to ensure they are well prepared to protect children from abuse and neglect.

The Child Safe Standards require schools to consider all aspects of child safety and put measures in place to

protect children from all forms of abuse, including:

• Sexual or grooming offences

• Physical violence

• Serious emotional or psychological harm

• Serious neglect

Currently the Child Safe Standards are categorised into 7 different standards with new standards to be included

in Victoria starting from 1st July 2022 covering 11 standards that will replace the current 7 standards.

Darul Ulum College as an educational institution is also obliged to ensure all these standards are in place and

are being implemented.

The 7 standards that are currently in place are as below:

• Child Safe Standard 1: Strategies to embed an organisational culture of child safety

• Child Safe Standard 2: A child safety policy or a statement of commitment to child safety

• Child Safe Standard 3: A Child Safety Code of Conduct

• Child Safe Standard 4: Screening, supervision, training and other human resource practices that reduce the

risk of child abuse

• Child Safe Standard 5: Procedures for responding to and reporting suspected child abuse

• Child Safe Standard 6: Strategies to identify and reduce or remove risks of child abuse

• Child Safe Standard 7: Strategies to promote child participation and empowerment

In subsequent newsletter articles, we will elaborate on the standards and what they entail in a school context.

In the mean time, parents and carers are encouraged to explore the student well-being section on the parent

portal on Schoolbox (The school's learning management system) for access to relevant policies pertaining to

student well-being.

Thank you.

[Ms. Aniza Baharin - Student Well-being Coordinator]

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Science Fair

This year the annual Science Fair took on a slightly different form given the requirements of remote learning.

Students conducted their science experiments at school or if they were unable to due to shifting between on-

site and remote learning, they either performed an experiment at home if it was safe to do so or used a virtual

simulator such as PhET Interactive Simulations. Students then captured their findings on a poster which was

then judged and the best posters were awarded a prize. Some of the posters awarded a prize are as follows.

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[Muddasser Dhedhy and Ms. Adele Agha-Masri - Secondary Science Coordinators]

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Humanities: Job Interview

Here is a student’s point of view on the topic of

job interviews.

This topic was specially selected by our teacher, Ustaz

Cem. This activity hadn’t happened previously with

other Year 9 classes, but our teacher felt as though

it could help us boys if we wanted to find jobs during

the summer holidays at the end of the year. In the Job

Interview task, we had to write our own resume and

cover letter following a simple template. Me, obvious-

ly being a superb student, I did both to the best of my

ability with minor mistakes here and there.

Once we had finished the resume and cover letter,

our teacher had booked a meeting for us with Brother

Cihan. He had interviewed us for a job at Fresh Plus

(stocking the shelves). Marking us on how we con-

ducted ourselves and how we answered the ques-

tions. As I first entered the room for the interview, I

kept a smile on my face and said Salam. I tried to keep

myself from showing any signs of shyness or nervous-

ness by smiling and keeping eye contact. I stuttered a

couple times while answering the questions but tried

to give my answers with as much detail as possible,

pointing out where I got my skills from and how I can

utilize them in the area of work. After answering 4 to

5 questions, the meeting ended and he went on to tell

me what I was doing right, like how I appeared confi-

dent because of my eye contact and smile. After the

meeting, I felt relieved because I thought it was going

to be much harder, but it turned out to be much easier

than expected. Subsequently, two days later we had

received our marks - the time we had all been waiting

for! This would show if I got the job or not. I opened

the file and there it was- the 18.5 out of 20- I was hired

for the job! I was happy being one of the two students

who got the job.

Things I learnt from these experiences:

• I learnt the structure of the resume (also known

as CV) and how if written well, can show a lot of

things about a person.

• The cover letter was quite easy as well because I

had the right structure and an awesome teacher,

Ustaz Cem.

• I found out that interviews can be quite simple if

well prepared for them, like preparing some ques-

tions yourself that might be asked and answering

them.

In the end, I felt as though the resume, cover letter and

interview were quite helpful whether I wanted to find

a job now or in 1- or 2-years’ time. It gave me some

experience and it also showed me what I might need

to improve the next time I have an interview. Based

on feedback, I have to format the resume better and

choose better wording, I mostly have to read over my

work before submitting.

Jazakumullahu khayra

Wassalam

Ibrahim Ali (9B student)

[Cem Huseyin - Humanities Coordinator]

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Grade 1C Art Tiny Town Project

In Term 4 Grade 1C students made a town using 3D shapes. They coloured and made 3D nets of trees, houses,

stores, roads as well as a hospital, library, police station, and transport. Students made 3D shapes as well.

[Ms. Sofia Dhedhy - Grade 1 teacher]

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Tarbiyah Portfolios

In Tarbiyah students have been setting themselves goals that relate to their spirituality and then documenting

their progress in a portfolio. Below are some extracts from a Year 8 student's portfolio.

[Ms. Aniza Baharin - Tarbiyah coordinator]

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Grade 5 Humanities

For this year's humanities economic classes, the Year 5 girls learnt about budgeting. Their task was to make any

arts and craft project using only $10 as their budget. The girls all came up with amazing ideas and when put into

action, an outstanding result was achieved. These projects were put on display to be voted for by the teachers.

We asked the teachers to vote on creativity, uniqueness and effort and they delivered their verdict.

The winners are as follows:

5A

• 1st Romana Mohammed

• 2nd Sophia Arafeh

• 3rd Aala Harrouk

5C

• 1st Maimoona Aziz

• 2nd Safiya Khondaker

• 3rd Ismah Islam

I applaud and congratulate all of the Grade 5 students for their outstanding effort and resilience of not giving

up even when they thought, "What else could go wrong." May Allah bless their future studies and make it easy

for them.

[Ms. Huriye Sen - 5A & 5C Humanities teacher]

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Year 6 GraduationStudents' reflections:

• Graduation is a big accomplishment for me because I completed my primary

with my friends.

• Graduation will be a very memorable occasion for me because of all the effort and commitment put in by

the teachers so I would like to thank them for it.

• During the COVID-19 restriction the graduation was amazing, because of the decorations and food.

• One thing I wished was that the parents witnessed me graduating Grade 6 as it is an achievement, and it

would have been great for them to see their kids.

• Overall, graduation was a memorable occasion, it was the best part of primary.

• Even when there's Covid-19 restrictions, we were still able to have a nice graduation with pretty decora-

tions. If it weren't for the teacher's hard work, we would never have had any of the things we did that day.

So, I would just like to thank the teachers for what they've done.

• I just wish that the parents were there to see us graduating since it's such a huge thing. 7 years of our life

were gone just like that and we're moving onto the next stage of our life. This event was such a memorable

moment and the highlight of our primary years, something I'll never forget.

• The best thing was the graduation ceremony, it was like a dream for all Year 6 students. The teachers dec-

orated the tables with chocolates roses which we had to give to our mums, certificates, and gifts for every-

one.

• Our graduation was great, and our class and the teacher did a tremendous job decorating. It was a little

too fancy I did not expect so much decoration, but yeah everyone looked great with their black abaya and

purple/peach hijab. I don’t have a favourite part of the day because everything was my favourite.

Year 6 teachers:

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to our colleagues, students, and parents for their continuous

support throughout this challenging year of the pandemic. It was certainly a very busy and productive year.

It has been a pleasure to watch our students grow as individual learners. They have learnt to work together

through challenging tasks and had fun along the way. We make dua that Allah (swt) guides them through their

secondary schooling years and they become successful young Muslimahs ready to contribute and become pro-

ductive members of the broader community.

[Ms.Nahida Khan - Grade 6 teacher]